title: Hearing impairment in children.
abstract: This article describes the current standard for infant hearing loss identification and intervention. Since the standard of care was driven by the recommendations made by the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing, a summary of the most recent recommendations is provided, followed by illustrative case studies that highlight how implementation of these guidelines allow access to the critical window for auditory and speech-language development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5355, USA. bharti.katbamna@wmich.edu
authors.forename: Bharti
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Katbamna
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Crumpton
authors.forename: Dilip R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D017084:Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous